Jeff Mordock

Jeff Mordock is the Justice Department reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at [email protected].

Articles by Jeff Mordock

A U.S. citizen has been sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday for supporting Al Qaeda and taking part in a 2009 car bomb attack on a military base in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice said.
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March 13, 2018

U.S. federal agents have arrested 14 people in Puerto Rico and Colombia connected to an international drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing large quantities of cocaine in the United States, the Justice Department said.
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March 12, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, which President Trump has said nearly got him fired, after giving a speech to a conservative legal group.
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March 10, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted federal judges for issuing nationwide injunctions that have blocked President Donald Trump from enacting his policies on everything from sanctuary cities to transgender troops serving in the military.
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March 10, 2018

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to tax evasion, bank fraud and other charges stemming from the special counsel's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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March 8, 2018

An Erie, Pennsylvania, hospital and a cardiology practice have spent $20.7 million to settle allegations they violated federal anti-kickback laws, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.
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March 7, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions opened a new front in the legal war over California's sanctuary city policies Tuesday, asking a federal court to halt three state laws that prohibit police and businesses from cooperating with federal agents.
Published
March 6, 2018

The FBI agent charged with investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server became aware of a possible breach, but never followed up, Fox News Channel has reported.
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March 6, 2018

A former government contractor pleaded guilty Monday to accepting illegal kickbacks from an Afgahn company in exchange for assistance in obtaining U.S. government subcontracts, the Department of Justice said.
Published
March 5, 2018

Ultra Electronics, a British conglomerate, has ended its $234 million bid for Sparton Corp. because of anti-trust concerns raised by the Justice Department, the companies announced Monday.
Published
March 5, 2018

Federal prosecutors said Thursday they arrested a Massachusetts man they say was behind the terrorizing notes containing white powder, which were sent to the home of Donald Trump Jr. and four other high-profile individuals.
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March 1, 2018